I can’t resist the call of the river, even at (especially at?) -25c. The way the cold transforms the landscape is always captivating and I especially love visiting the places where the water runs fast and manages to defy the freezing temperatures. It can be difficult to truly capture the majesty of the winter wonderland but perhaps that is part of what keeps me coming back.
Karen McRae, 2015
draw and shoot 
Absolutely phenomenal…
Thank you Autumn Jade! I loved the way the light was momentaily settling on the water vapour. The cold brings fresh photographic opportunities for sure.
Much as I hate winter these photos are marvelous.
That would explain why you never seem to post winter images, Victor. I do love the beauty of winter but it does go seem to go on just a bit too long! Thank you.
A land of the Fae! Mystical, beautiful and absolutely fantastic!
Thanks so much, Elena! I didn’t see any mystical creatures but that doesn’t mean they aren’t there. : )
magical winter wonderland
One of my favourite places! Thank you, Mimo.
Boom. You got it.
The light was just so lovely. Thanks, Brenda. xx
If I could live in a picture (and not feel quite so cold all the time)…
Yes, there was some voluminous multi-layering required to spend time here (but it was worth it!). Thanks, Helen.
Fantastic pictures. Where I live, it was just rainy today. A real winter like that has become rare here. I don’t really like the cold, but at least such winter weather can be extremely beautiful (the wet-cold weather we are having here in Germany at the moment is just terrible).
Thank you, Andreas. I don’t mind the cold if I’m dressed properly for it, and I do love the snow. I would certainly miss it if we only had rain in the winter.
So beautiful. Lovely light too. Also wishes for a Happy New Year!
Hello Trisha! 🙂 Thank you very much.
Happy New Year to you too, may it be a lovely one.
You are making me love winter with your incredible photos, Karen and that’s not an easy task! 😉
Thank you for this.
Ah, there are things to love about winter (and things to grumble about too…). Thank you, Marina! I think the cold and snow makes one appreciate all the other seasons even more.
Oh, I agree! 🙂
I love the mood in these photos. I can feel the cold!! Excellent Work!!
Such beautiful light, especially the first image.
I commend you, Karen, for braving the chill and capturing this incredible winter beauty. I am drawn to the image of the rushing water of the river. I’m feeling a little chilly right now… great set.
Golly! Beautiful karen! The last one looks like a lovely picnic area – except for one thing … Maybe I will come back in spring🌿with my picnic basket. It is sooooo hot here, record temps, as usual, which sounds impossible but the weather keeps setting new ones 🌞🌞🌞… phew … hot!
Beautiful subtle hue !
Amazing photos….captivating.
Wonderful Winter photos! I especially love the swirling waters. You caught that frosty feeling beautifully!
Having absolutely no concept of -25 degrees I can only admire and applaude your fortitude Karen. These photos capture another world and are hauntingly beautiful.
Oh my! I’ve never been in such a cold place. Such a cold and beautiful place. I especially like 3 and 4. The muted colours appeal to me enormously.
As I have said before; I love your river and riverbank brush photos. However, these are simply magnificent. Somehow you have captured the waves and seem to have frozen them in place. I was mesmerized. I had to look and study them and look again. And I bet that there is a little rabbit hiding somewhere in the frozen brush. Thank you for capturing our imagination with your work.
The colder the better! Great light.
what you wrote is clearly expressed ,for that I like to taste the experience of this work. It is not only beauty or wonderful that makes a work good or to be liked .
I can tell you are in your element again, Karen! For a while I thought you weren’t going to get snow and ice this year…beautiful photos as always!
…zauberhafte Stimmung!
A winter wonderland! Beautiful Karen!
Beautiful. I love the second shot.
beautiful!
Simply exquisite. So beautiful.
1 & 3 = ❤
I repeat my comment for your previous post. The images convey so much of what you were feeling as well as seeing at the time.
Oh wow Karen, your photographs are dream-like landscapes of gorgeous light and snow. Missed your work, this series is incredible.
I remain your greatest FAN!!! super stuff
This entire set is perfectly composed with marvellously balanced tones and muted hues – just lovely, Karen!
I think you captured it perfectly! Sublime!
Compositions and light are awesome! Fairy tale winter pictures!
So Beautiful… As always
The colour is just gorgeous. And your lightness of touch. Brilliant.
Wow… it looks like it was taken out right from a fantasy dream. Amazing!
Beautiful images, the second one from the top is very captivating. Myself, I have a very hard time getting out in the cold so my time on the street is limited at this time of year. Very brave of you to just get out and ignore the cold.
The undisturbed beauty in your shots is so blissful.
Breathtaking Karen!
Beautifully done.
Really beautiful in your photos.
I think part of the draw of situations like this, which you photograph so well, is the attack on all your senses, especially the feeling in the air – in this case, extreme cold. When you’re at a waterfall, the incredible noise adds a lot, when in the desert or tropics, the heat, etc. It’s a visual feast for sure, but the impact on one’s body is very strong too.
Beautiful captures, Karen! The water in the second image is sensuous!
Amazing photos!
Luminous, both literally and figuratively.
beautiful!
Hello Karen,
loveley pictures, especially the first one. I miss the real winter in the North German lowlands. Only rain…
I wait for snow right now… It is always a good chance to make great white photos. I like yours 🙂
Lovely pictures! And I wish you the very best for 2015! ❤
It sure does look cold, but must have been worth it as these shots are mesmerizing; nice sitting here in awe of your work, simply stunning shots.
Your images are so special and wonderfully beautiful. The last one took my breath away.
These shots do a great job of capturing the cold with some eerie pale light. Where were these taken?
stunning images make me wish I was there. wait: they make me feel like I AM there.